Electrothermal bath cabinet



Jun 112, 1923. I 11,4158,fi82

M. F. HASEMEIER ELECTROTHERMAL BATH CABINET Filed Jan. 25, 1922 2 Sheeis-Sheet l June "12, 11923.

M. F. HASEME IER ELECTROTHERMAL BATH CABINET Filed Jan. 25, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a o w l v 1! w-m 8 lmmntm Patented June 12, 1%23.

UNHT TABS MARIE F. HASEMEIER, OF WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA.

ELECTROTHERMAL' BATH CABINET.

Application filed January 25, 1922. Serial No. 531,617.

arrangement of parts by which the treatment aimed at is more efiiciently effected.

It isalso an obj ect of the invention to produce a cabinet which is simple, sanitary and may be manufactured economically, while at the same time having the necessary features enabling the electric therapeutic bath treatments to be practiced upon scientific principles.

With the above and other objects in view the invention further resides in the sundry details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts more specifically pointed out in the following specification and in the appended claims.

In this specification and the annexed drawings the invention is disclosed in theform in which it is considered to be the best, but the invention is not limited to such form because it is capable of being embodied in other forms; and it 1s to be understood that in and by the claims following the description herein it is intended to cover the invention in whatever form it may embody within the scope thereof.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of the cabinet,

Figure 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the cabinet taken substantially on line 22 of Figure 3,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectionalview of the cabinet, and

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of the cabinet taken substantially on line 44= of Figure 3.

Referring more in detail to the drawings with like numerals referring to corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 denotes an elongated horizontally extending cabinet comprising a bottom wall a, top wall Z2, side walls 0 and end walls 03 and e. The bottom wall a is supported above the ground or floor on suitable legs 2 having casters .or other means permitting the cabinet to be moved about from place to place at will. The end wall a is of considerable less height than the end wall at and this provides an entrance X for the cabinet. The top wall I) is hinged as at 8 and extends from the end wall (2 over the major portion of the cabinet .and preferably terminating at a point distant from the vertical plane of the end wall 6. The hinged top 6 allows the operator to readily adjust the different electrical appliances used within the cabinet either before or after receiving the patient therein or for permitting other treatment, such as massaging or the like, to be administered to the patient while in the cabinet.

When using the cabinet of this invention, the patient is in a reclining posltion in order that the entire body may be relaxed and the normal strain on the functioning organismsrelieved as much as possible so that the beneficial results from the treat ment may be best obtained. Also the cabinet is designed to readily receive and treat those patients who are unable to assume any other position than reclining.

To this end, spaced rollers 3 are transversely arranged in the interior of the cabinet 1 and journalled as at 4 in the side walls 0 thereof, and above the bottom wall a in a horizontal plane substantially in alignment with the upper edge of the end wall 6 as best illustrated in Figure 3. A table 5 of nonconducting heat material rests upon these rollers and may be reciprocated thereon to move in and out of the opening X of the cabinet. The table 5 is preferably of greater length than that of the cabinet to provide an extension 5, normally projecting from the cabinet, with suitable supporting legs 6 having casters or'other means admitting the legs to move relative to the floor or base. The extension 5 of the table provides a head rest for the patient and is also formed with a'handle 7 which enables it to be moved in and out of the cabinet. V

As can be observed from the drawings, the table 5, when in its normal positionin the cabinet, definitely divides the cabinet into upper andlower chambers m and a, respectively, the upper being the patient receiving chamber and the lower be'mg' the heat chamber. The table .5 is provided with a series of perforations through Which the heat from the chamber 91 may pass and to allow the properdistributioirot'the heat into the chamber m and around the patient.

An electric heater 9 is disposed on the bottom Wall a of the cabinet l below the table 5 and may be shittedt'onny position desired along the length ofthe cabinet in order to obtain alvgg'reater degree of heat at thatpart ottthe patients bodywhere it is most needed ordesirable. lV'hen certain parts of the bodyareto be intensely treated to the parlllafl exclusion of others, certain of the perforations 1'0 may be closed by any suitable .me'ans, and in the" present instance have shown sheets ofasbestos 11 to be laid over the perforations, Furthermore, While only one heater? is shown, 'any desired "number may be used as occasion may require.

In the rear portion oit the chamber m,

preferably bn' the rear Wall (Z5 is arranged means for treating the body with electri- V cal light rays. This means maybe offajny desired type' knovv n to electrical therapeubut in the embodiment of the present inventionxsuch means are nsedf'as will give a ""violetr'ay because of the Well "known therapeutic valuethereot ,This means 12 is placed-in the rear portion of the chamber 7 "m adjacent the feet of'the patient being tre ted for the additional purposesof utilizin'g theheat theretroin to :draw the blood towards the feet quicken the circula tion. "The light means 12 may be covered protecting cage made of non-conduct ing heat material for the purpose ofpreventing the feet or "other portions of the body o fthe patient from coming in contact vtherewith and being burnt or otherwise injured I J v i On each side of the cabinet. 1 adjacent the entrance end X are provided auxiliary chant her members 14 and 15 which communicate with fthe cha'mber m o f the main cabinet }1 1 through the elongated openings '16 in the sidewallsc and arranged immediately above the table 5. VVithin the chamberslt and and,fpr eterably, at the 'loweredge otthe open ngs 16 'a re provided arm rests 17 conjf i t j s Pre erably "b' l t eQ 'safln f hor zontal strips covered.or 'padded with ftelt, asbestos or other 'si' itabl'e non-conduct ins hee 'ma l' T e 'ie' b s a o c mmunicate fwlth the heat chairiberfn of the cabinet through the openings '1S jpositioned tear the b r t e r rpo' of p rmltting the heat to ,gpass into. the auxiliary .phamber mfl upward y rou the gm I "to he heat. treatment The- Passage of 'the "h a e tei haehambers 15 end/ s 1 jtsf thei by t e ims are Subj 19ml, yest eans ,1si a Su ng- ;ng s, operated, by cranks20, eXtQnding through" the end Wall e. Asuitab'le lock;

f table.

means 21 is provided for maintaining the doors in adjusted position.

By providing the auxiliary chambers'l l and 15 the arms pf the patient are subjected to an individual treatment Which is of particular importance in certain cases, and, furthermore, permlts the patient to assume a more comfortable position while being treated. Each of the arm chambers 1 4 and 15 have suitably positioned therein above the arm rests 17 .a light ray discharging device 22 similar in all respects to the light ray discharging device 12,

except that it maybe of less power.

The cabinet may be made of metalpwood v or any suitable material but has its interior w alls' lined With asbestos or otherfsuitable material toretain the heat Within the cabinet. 7

ot the cabinet through the entrance X sutfir ciently to enable the patient to be placed tion; or if it is desired to close up certain of the perforations 10 in order to concentr-ate the heat on a particular portlon of the body ofjth'e patient, strips .11 aresuitably arranged on th'e'top surface of the The table is then pushed into the "In operation, the table 5 is draWnont' cabinet to theposition shown in the drawings. The operatorthen arranges the patient on the table and ahblanket is placed over the entrance opening X in order'that the heat maybe retained in the cabinetybut the head ofthe patient, however, is'fnot covered "by the blanket so that the cool air of the room may be inhaled. I e

If the arms ofthe patient are to receive intense treatment his arms are inserted into the cabinets 14 and 15 through'theopeni'ngs 16 and the heat controlling doors 19 are suitably adjusted to an openposition, by

operating the cranks 20 in order jthatthe desired degree ofheat may "pass up into the arm treating chambers. Thelighft ray into operation. As the itreatmentfprogres'ses the operator may open and close the top Wall 6 of the cabinet in order. to make suitable a i'u m ntsor to ad ainisartreatment, V v

From 'the above a clear understanding may be had of the form of my invention as t present devised. It is of cpurse understood that various changes indetails of construction may be 'made ithout departhat I claim as nove1and-myflinvention 1 discharging devices 12 and 22 are then set a and upon which Letters Patent are prayed is:

l. A therapeutic bath cabinet of the character described comprising a horizontally extending body portion having an entrance opening at one end, a table upon which the patient may lie slidably extending through said entrance opening into said cabinet and dividing the cabinet into upper and lower chambers, a heater disposed in said lower chamber to be adjustable along the length of said chamber, said table having a plurality of openings therein through which the heat may pass upwardly into said upper chamber and around the patient on the table.

2. A therapeutic bath cabinet of the character described comprising a horizontally extending body portion having an entrance opening at one end, a table upon which the patient may lie slidably extending through said entrance opening intosaid cabinet and dividing the cabinet into upper and lower chambers, a heater in said lower chamber to be adjustable along the length thereof, said table having a plurality of openings therein through which the heat may pass upwardly into said upper chamber and around the patient on the table, and means for closing certain of the openings in said table whereby the heat from the heater may be concentrated at desired portions of the body.

' 3. A therapeutic bath cabinet of the kind described comprising a horizontally extending body portion havingan entrance opening at one end, a table slidably extending through the opening into said cabinet upon which the patient may lie, said table having one end thereof normally projecting outside of the entrance opening and providing a head rest, therapeutic treating means arranged in the lower part of the cabinet, therapeutic light treatment means arranged in the upper part of the cabinet, and a movable top to the cabinet permitting the operator to adjust the therapeutic means in the cabinet and for administering other treat ment to said patient.

, 4. A therapeutic bath cabinet of the kind described comprising a body portion having an entrance opening at one end, a table upon which the patient may lie insertable through said opening into said cabinet and dividing said body portion into upper and lower chambers, a heat-ing means in the lower chamber of said cabinet, auxiliary compartments on each side of the cabinet and com- &

municating with the body portion through openings adjacent the table through which openings the arms of the patient may extend, arm rests in said compartments and passages communicating the lower heat chamber of said body portion of the cabinet with said auxihary compartments, whereby the heat from said heat chamber will pass upwardly into said compartments around the arms of said patient.

5. A therapeutic bath cabinet of the kind described comprising a body portion having an entrance opening at one end, a table upon which the patient may lie insertable through said opening into said cabinet and dividing said body portion into upper and lower chambers, a heating means in the lower chamber of said cabinet, auxiliary compartments on each side of the cabinet and communicating with the body portion through openings adjacent the table through which openings the arms of the patient may extend, arm rests consisting of spaced slat members in said compartments and passages communicating the lower heat chamber of said body portion of the cabinet with said auxiliary compartments, whereby the heat from said heat chamber will pass upwardly into said compartments around the arms of the patient, and electro-therapeutic light treating means'arranged in the upper portions of the body of the cabinet and said compartments.

6. A therapeutic bath cabinet of the kind described comprising a body portion having an entrance opening at one end, a table upon which the patient may lie insertable through said opening into said cabinet and dividing said body portion into upper and lower chambers, a heating means in the lower chamber of said cabinet, auxiliary compartments on each side of the cabinet and communicating with the body portion through openings adjacent the table through which openings the arms of the patient may extend, arm rests in said compartments, said compartments having openings in the lower portion thereol communicating with said heat chamber, whereby the heat will ascend in the compartments around the arms of the patient, and means for controlling the passage of heat through said openings.

11 testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

MARIE F. HASEMEIER. 

